Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to ‘OBFUSCATE’.

Concept

An antonym is a word whose meaning is opposite to that of another word.

To obfuscate means to make something unclear, confusing, or difficult to understand.

Application

Clarify means to make something clear or easier to understand. It therefore expresses the opposite movement in meaning from obfuscate.

Contrast

• Confuse means to make something difficult to understand, so it is close in meaning to obfuscate.

• Muddle means to put something into a confused or disordered state, so it is also close in meaning to obfuscate.

• Clarify means to remove confusion and make the meaning clear, which gives the required opposite sense.

• Conceal means to hide something from view or knowledge; it does not express the direct opposite of making something unclear.

Cross-check

Replacing obfuscate with clarify reverses the clarity of the information: one makes it obscure, while the other makes it clear.

Therefore, the answer is Clarify.